Nadal rallies to reach semis

Spaniard destroys compatriot for second title in three events since his return from injury...

(Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Rafael Nadal came within two points of defeat before he fought back to progress into the last four of the Mutua Madrid Open tournament this Friday. Nadal had lost the first set and was trailing 6-5 on his serve and 15-30 down ...

Madrid, Spain Former champion Rafael Nadal fought his way past fellow Spaniard David Ferrer to reach the semifinals at the $4.425 million Madrid Open, an ATP Masters event. The fifth-seeded former world No. 1 Nadal came from behind to best the ...

David Ferrer is into the final of the Portugal Open after the Spaniard defeated Andreas Seppi 6-1 6-4. The world No. 4 will attempt to add to his two triumphs this season in Buenos Aires and Auckland on Sunday against Stanislas Wawrinka, who reached ...

OEIRAS, Portugal, May 5 (UPI) -- Wawrinka, ranked 16th in the world, dispatched the Spaniard 6-1, 6-4, collecting his first crown since the 2011 event in Chennai while improving to 4-7 all-time in finals. It was the Swiss native's seventh victory in ...

The top seed dispatched Italian Andreas Seppi 6-1, 6-4 in 70 minutes while Wawrinka ended the run of Spanish qualifier Pablo Carreno-Busta as the second seed posted a 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 win in a match marred by complaints about on-court coaching from the ...

Murray was far from at his best against a dogged Ferrer but won the tie-break 7-1 after surviving a scare when the Spaniard had match point at 6-5 up, with Murray serving, in the third.

David Ferrer kicked off his Portugal Open challenge with a hard-fought 6-4 4-6 6-3 win over Edouard Roger-Vasselin. The Spaniard took a wildcard into the event, automatically becoming the No 1 seed, seemingly in a bid to pick up ranking points in ...

Oeiras, Portugal Spaniard David Ferrer began his clay rehabilitation after a first-round loss last week, with the top seed reaching the quarter-finals of the Portugal Open in a difficult 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 defeat of Eduardo Roger-Vasselin on Wednesday.